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Patented July 31.1883.

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COMBINED HEADER, THRASHER, AND SEPARATOR. No. 282,217.

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W. H. PARRISH. COMBINED HEADER, THRASHER, AND SEPARATOR.

NO. 282,217. Patented July 31. 18283.

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W. H. PARRISH. COMBINED HEADER, THRASHER, AND SEPARATOR.

No. 282,217. Patnted July 31. 1883.

- UNITEDSTATES PATE Q Q VILLIAM H. .PARRISH, OF SALEM, OREGONfASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO 'GEORGE E. AIKEN, OF PLACE.

COMBINED lH EADER,.THRASHER, AND SEPARATOR..

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 28Q,217,dated July 31, 188-3..

Application filed August 31, 1882. (No model.)

from a draft to a push or thrust-cut machine,

and embraces among its leading features a a concave extendingbackward and upward from the cutter-bar, and communicating by a spout or trough with the thrasher and cleaner; a reel provided with spiral conveyer blades or flights which move the cutgrain over the concave'and into the mouth of the thrasher yielding bars set into the edges of the conveyerblades to maintain a contactwith theconcave; a jointed main frame and straw; or grain carrier to permit the cutterto be raised and lowered, and to allow the straw-carrier to adapt itself to the adjustments of the cutter; a telescopic conveyor-spout for returning the tailings from the cleaner or fanning-mill to the thrashing machine or cylinder; a discharging straw-carrier, adapted to fold inward to reduce the width of the machine when not at work; a novelconstruction of the framing; means by which the attendant can control the height of the cutter and direction of the machine; and

other features and details hereinafter fully set I forth.

Inthe accompanying drawings, Figure 1 rep resents a perspectiveview of my improved section," looking toward the stubble side of the -machine.

Fig. 4 is a front elevation. Figs. 5, 6, 7, and 8, views illustrating details of construction. i

. In constructing my improvedinachine I first provide a strong shaft or axle, 'A, upon which I'mount the main carrying-wheel B and the grain-wheel C, said wheels being either fast able. Across this shaft or axle are laid a series of timbers, a, each extending backward in the direction of the travel of the machine, andeach furnished with boxes 1), in which the shaft or'a'xle freely rotates. The rear ends of the beams or timbers a are connected one with another, braced and supported by beams or timbers 0, running at right angles with them, as shown in Fig. 1.

1) represents the pole by which the machine is pushed forward, the horses being hitched thereto in the ordinary way of hitching them to machines of this class. The'pole or beam D is at the stubble side of the machine, or nearly so, and is principally braced and sup ported against side play by a brace, 1E, extending from its side to a point close to the, hub of the grain-wheel G, where it is firmly joined to one of the beams a. By thus carrying'the brace diagonally across from the'pole or tongue to the point stated Inot only brace the pole to the best advantage, but I also secure a good support for the framing of the mill or grain-cleaner F, which is mounted upon naled in said beam, and is furnished at its upper end with a tiller or lever, d, by which theattendant, standing upon the platform a, may guide the machine as require The foregoingdescribes the main frame of themachine, ;which' in operation maintains a substantially horizontal position, varying therefromonly as the lay of the ground trav eled over changes.

H represents the cutter-frame, which is adjustable independently of the main frame of the machine, and is raised orlowered to regulate the height of cut.

The frame H consists of timbers f, lying across the axle A, parallel with the timbers a,

i and furnished with boxes 9, by which they are held in position and permitted to rock or tip upon the axle, as required, the timbers f eX- tending a considerable distance both in front and in rear of the axle, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3.

In order to accomplish the tipping of the frame H with ease, regularity, and certainty,

and-also to hold it at any desiredadjustment,

.or down, as desired.

I, provide the beams or timbers f some or all of them with segmental toothed racks concentric with the axle A; and I also provide a shaft, I, carrying pinions ,i, to mesh with said racks, and by their rotation move the racks up The shaft I is further provided with a pinion or worm wheel, j, with which a worm, 70, engages, as'shown. in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the worm being carried by a rod or shaft, J, which extends back to the platform 0, where it is properly supported and furnished with a hand wheel or crank, l, by which it may be conveniently rotated. The worm 7c preventsthe rotation 'of the shaft 1, except when the rod or shaft J is rotated, which cannot occur accidentally. Hence it serves to hold cut the straw close to the ground, if desired.

From the'cutter or sickle bar a a concave, K, extends upward and backward, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, said concave being curved con'centricallywith the reel-shaft L, which is carried above and in front of the concave in arms or brackets M.

The reel N constitutes both the reel and a conveyer, serving both to reel the grain to the cutting mechanismand to convey or carry the cut grain over the surface of the concave and into the mouth 0 of the thrasher. To thus adapt the reelto the two offices mentioned, its blades or flights p are made of spiral form, and 0011- centric with the shaft L throughout their length.

In order to preserve at all times the proper position of the blades relatively to the concave, as well as to facilitate their first setting, the blades are furnished with short slotted ears 1), and the radial arms q of the reel are also slotted, as shown in Fig. 4., to permit the blades to be adjusted to or from the shaft, they being made fast as adjusted by set-screws or clamping-bolts 1-, as indicated in detail in Fig. 4.

It is obvious that either the slotted ears or the slotted arms may be omitted, provided the other be retained.

As it is difficult to make or maintain the blades and the conveyer so true and uniform throughout as to insure the traveling of one sufficiently close to the other at all points, I prefer to insert in the periphery of the blades a loose or movable section, 1), which is pressed outward by springs s, the loose section being either slotted and held by pins passing through the slots, or by headed guide-pins, as shown in Fig. 6.

The blades or flights of the conveyer to the grain side of the thrasher-mouth 0 are set in proper direction tomove the cut grain toward the stubble side of themachine, while those to the stubble side of said mouth are set in the reverse direction, to insure the delivery of the grain into said mouth from-that end and to prevent the others from working it past said mouth. v

In order to more readily start'the grain from the ends of the concave, Iprovide at each end of the reel or conveyer a second short flight, as shown.

The grain delivered by the conveyer or reel N into the mouth 0 is acted upon by a thrashing-cylinder, O, of usual construction. located at the foot of an inclined elevator-trunk, 1?, one end of which is attached to and opens through the concave K, while the opposite end is attached to the fanning-n1ill or grain-cleaner, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. As, however, the concave is adjustable, as above explained, while the fanningmill or cleaner remains fixed, it becomes necessary to adapt thetrunk to compensate for the movements of the concave; and this I do by jointing or hinging its upper end to the fanning-mill frame and making it in two sections, 25 and it, one extending into the other, as shown in Fig. 5, the other section being suspended by links a from the top of the inner section, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

Within the trunk, slightly above and in rear of the thrashing-cylinder O, is arranged a smaller cylinder, Q, which is toothed in a manner similar to the larger cylinder 0, and serves to remove the straw and other matters from the teeth thereof and to prevent their being carried upward over said cylinder. The grain and straw, after passing the cylinder 0, are delivered upon an endless apron or carrier, It, which delivers them into the fanning or cleaning machine F. The head of the apron or carrier R extends through the casing of the fanning-mill and overhangs the sieves or screens S, but falls outside of the delivery straw-carrier T, as shown in Fig. 5, thus causing the grain to fall directly up on the sieves. A beater, U, closeto the head of the carrier, causes the straw and trash to be thrown beyond the head of the carrier R and to fall onto the delivering carrier or apron T, by which it is delivered from the machine. The apron or carrier T is carried by shafts o, the outer one of which is journaled in a hinged or folding spout, V, which may be swung upward and brought within the line of the side of the'machine, to permit said machine to pass readily through gateways and other openings.

The fanning-mill or grain-cleaner F may be of ordinary construction, embracing a fan and a shaking shoe carrying sieves or screens.

The cleaned grain is delivered by a spout, w, into a bag carried by a horizontally-swinging bag'holder, W, which consists of two horizontal frames or stretchers, 00, provided with pins or studs, and carried by avertical rod or pivot,which permits either frame or stretcher to be swung at will under the mouth of the I oo IIO

spout, so that while one bag is being filled the previously-filled one may be' r moved and an emptyone substituted, thus enabling the fan-1 ning-mill to discharge the cle'anedgrain;continuously'without waste. j l j A platform, yjishung upon theframing of the machine by hooks z, to support the bags and to carry an attendant when necessary, said platfornrfbeing readily remo able to dei0 crease the width of the machine. V g The tailings are deliveredintothe tailingstrough X, whence they are carriedby aspiral I conveyer, Y, to the thrashe'r-cylinder, to be rethrashed and. again delivered to j the fanningrg mill or cleaner In order that the conveyer ment of the cutter-frame H, I provide a knuckle; or universal joint, a, at the point of connection between the colrveyer-shaft andthe driving 2o shaft 1); and the spout Z is made in two parts, cfand (1, arranged to telescope, or to slide one within the other, as shown in Fig. 2.

For the purpose of imparting the requisite motion tothe various parts-of the machine, I mount upon the axle A a large drivinggear, "A, having teeth on its periphery, and also having a bevel-gear ring on its side face, as shown in Fig. 1, and from the periphery I i drive the thrashing-cylinder pinion e through anintermediate gear, f, while the pinion g I of the fan-shaft and the pinions hf i, by which motion is given to the straw-carriers, are all drivenby bevel-pinions j is Z" on a line-shaft, m, driven by a .pinion, n, meshingwith the 5 bevel-gear ring of wheel A. l

The tailings-elevator is driven by a belt, 0. passingabout pulleys 1) q, the latter mounted upon the end; of the straw-carrier shaft o, as shownjin Fig. 1. The shoe of the fanning-mill 0 is shakenby apitman and elbow-lever 1nechan ism operated by an eccentric on the fan-shaft.

. The reel is driven by a belt, 9", passinglaround a pulley, s, on its shaft, and around asimilar pulley, t, on themain aXleLA.

The cutter-blade or sickle-bar is operated by a pivoted lever, a, one end of which is I A jointed tosaid sicklebar, and the other end .connected by a pitman, '0, with an eccentric, w, on the line-shaft m. By the use of the 5 line-sl1aft m thedriving mechanism is rendered very simple, and the operation of the machine is made smooth and without jar or nolse.

the secondary cylinder above the thrashingcylinder, nor thebag-holder. i

I do not broadly claim a line-shaftcarrying pinions to operate the fan and straw-carriers,

. such combination being old but the peculiar 6o, arrangement and corhbination of driving= wheel, shaft, pinions, and eccentric foroperatjingjthe cutter-bar are believed to be new.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is j 3 1. In combination with a concave platform,

a reel provided with spiral flights or blades arranged to movc in close proximityto the I do not in this application claim specifically combination of the gear-wheel A, secured upon face of: said platform, substantially as forth, whereby the reel is caused to act alsoasa .conveyer to deliver the cut grain from the concave platform. I

2. In combination adapted both to reelthe grain to the cutting mechanism andto deliver the cut grain to, the discharge-opening.

3. In a harvesting-machine, the combination' of a concave platform having an elevated or elevator Y may adapt itself to theadjust with a concave platform .having a delivery opening in its face and a] cutting mechanism at its forward edge, a reel provided with spiral blades or flights, and arranged to sweep the face of the concave platform, substantially as set forth, whereby itis essay? a outlet or discharge-opening at a point inter-1 the cut grain from the concave platform into said opening. j 4. In combination with a concave platform,

by they are caused to elevate and deliver all l 1 a reel provided with yielding spring-sustained peripheries or edges, whereby they are adapted to adjust themselves to the contour of the concave platform.

5. In combination with a concave platform having a discharge-opehing, a reel provided with spiral blades or flights havingyielding spring-sustained peripheries, as and for thepurpose set forth. I

6. In combination with the main spiral blades of reel N, a short spiral section at each end, independent of the main blades, as and for the purpose set forth: h

7. In a machine substantially such as shown, the combination of a fanning-mill carried upon a stationary frame, a concave carried by a tipping or adjustable frame, and a .jointedtrunk or spout connected at its ends with the fanning-mill and concave, respectively, whereby the adjustments of the concave carried upon the main frame, and the con-' cave K, carried by the tipping frame H, the

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trunk P, consisting of sections in t, connected carried by the main frame, and the thrasher attached to the tipping concave, a tailings spout or trunk extending from the fanningmill to the thrasher and made in two parts, one arranged to slide within the other, as and for the purpose set forth.

10. In combination with the telescopic trunk or spout Z, the conveyer Y, connected with its driving-shaft by auniversal joint, as set;

forth, whereby it is caused to adapt itself to the movements of the spout.

11. In a combined header, thrasher, and separator, such as shown and described, the

the main" axle, and the line-shaft m, provided 18. A combined reel and conveyor consist- With pinionsj 70, Z, and n, and eccentric w, ing of slotted radial arms and spiral blades said pinions gearing with and giving motion or flights attached to said arms, substantially to the pinions of the fan and straw-carrier as shown and described.

5 shafts, and the eccentric giving motion to the cutter-blade, all substantially as shown. i WILLIAM HENRY PARRISH. [n s] 12. A combined reel and conveyer having 7 spiral blades adjustable to and from the cen- Witnesses:

tral shaft,substantially as and for the purpose ORLANDO ALDERMAN,

10 set forth. SAML. L. GAINES. 

